The Return of the Piss-People-Off Posts

I’ve been trying to kinda be a kinder gentler Johann here ever since ALL of my posts mysteriously disappeared from blogospheric existence a few months ago- thinking maybe the interwebs gods were trying to tell me something, perhaps- but with recent events I feel I need to kinda stir the shit a little.  Besides, according to my stats, nobody reads this blog anymore anyway, so it’s really nothing more than me getting some things off my chest for my own sake.

The following post is basically a retread of a post I made a while back, but I feel it bears repeating.

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Yesterday, California repealed Proposition 8, deeming it unconstitutional.  Proposition 8 was a measure banning same-sex marriages.  And it IS unconstitutional, and never should have existed.

Let me put it out there right now: I don’t “get” homosexuality.  At least from a man’s standpoint.  I mean, come on… boobs are SO much more fun to play with.  And, I admit, the thought of rolling around all nekked and sweaty with another man really kinda gives me the creeps and makes me go “eeeewwww”.  But, I’m honestly not trying to make light of homosexuality- I admit I have no comprehension of the struggles gay men and women go through every day. But here’s the thing:  gay men and women are no less human than anyone else, and [should] have every right to get married in both a civilly and legally recognized manner, the same way straight people do.  Denying that is wrong.

I hopped on the Facebooks this morning and saw quite a few people expressing joy over Prop8 being killed, but what really struck me was not just the amount of people that were upset by it but also the verbiage used to express said upset.  And some of the people that were apparently so adamantly against gay marriage really surprised me to the point of disappointment.

Look, folks, everyone is entitled to their own opinions- AND SHOULD NOT BE RIDICULED (BY ANYONE) FOR SAID OPINIONS.  However, that said, there is also a fine line between holding an opinion and just being an intolerant hateful prick. Or bitch, as the case may be.  I consider myself to be a conservative- not to the point of the psycho-cons like the Glenn Becks, the Rush Limbaughs, and the Ann Coulters, but if I had to label myself one way or the other, it would have to be as a conservative, albeit a much-much-closer-to-the-middle conservative.  I think that AT TIMES, Beck, Limbaugh, and Coulter have had a couple good ideas or opinions, but most of the time, the way they put their ideas and opinions out there makes them sound like the elitist bigoted nimrods that liberals consider “all” conservatives to be.  (That Michelle Malkin chick… she’s just a nutjob, plain and simple.)  News flash, libbies:  We’re not ALL like that.  Another news flash:  extreme liberals are no worse, but certainly no better, than extreme conservatives.  Ultra far-left liberals are every bit as hateful as ultra far-right cons, just in the opposite direction.  But that’s another argument for another time.

Point is, I consider myself conservative.  I’m against abortion, I support the death penalty for particularly heinous crimes, and I believe 100% in the Second Amendment.  But in my eyes, this debate has nothing to do with politics.  It’s about human rights.  The biggest piece of “ammunition” the ultracons like to use is the Bible angle.  ”God hates queers!”  I’m no theologian (theologist?) by any stretch, but I’m just guessing He hates people that are THAT full of hate more than He hates “queers”.  I mean, seriously… “love thy neighbor- except them faggots”?!  Come on.  But then, for centuries, people have cherry-picked the Bible apart and interpreted it in whatever fashion suits their purposes and agendas, so I guess this would be no different.  MY response to the God thing is this:  if you choose to believe homosexuality is a sin (or at least wrong) in the eyes of God, fine.  That’s your right.  But ultimately, it’s not any of your f-cking concern.  If it’s the sin you believe it to be, then it is between that person and his maker, be it God, Allah, Buddha, David Koresh, Bullwinkle, the neighbor’s dog, or whomever it is that that person worships.  Their being gay has absolutely no effect on you whatsoever, so let them be gay and butt the f-ck OUT.

The other biggie people like to use against same-sex marriages is the good ol’ “it’s an affront to the sanctity of marriage” thing.  Folks, you have no idea how friggin’ stupid you sound even attempting to use that as a “logical” argument against gay marriage.  Is two men or two women marrying each other REALLY a bigger threat to the “sanctity” of marriage than is the over 50% divorce rate in this country?  Seriously?  You want to talk about making a friggin’ mockery out of marriage?!  Or even more so, how about all the conservative politicians and what not that are getting caught sticking their dicks where they don’t belong?  What does THAT do to your “sanctity of marriage”?  My personal favorite was the [male] conservative politician (can’t think of who it was at the moment) that got busted having the affair with another man.  So, what- homosexuality is wrong except when you do it?  Please.  And liberals, don’t go patting yourselves on the back too hard; some of your people have been caught with the proverbial hand in the wrong cookie jar (or whatever euphemism you want to use here) as well.  Only difference when liberals get caught is that they [typically] aren’t as self-righteous as the conservatives are, so they don’t look nearly as hypocritical when they get caught.  Yet another reason it makes it so difficult- and embarrassing- to publicly call myself “conservative”.

So… taking those two ridiculous arguments away, can anyone give me a valid reason why homosexuals shouldn’t be allowed to marry?  Anyone?  I didn’t think so.  Gay men and women deserve to be legally recognized as a married couple is, to be able to receive insurance benefits as a married couple does, and to be able to be recognized as each other’s “next of kin” as a married couple is.  If it will help you accept the idea, look at it from this angle:  gay people should have to suffer [being married] as much as you apparently do, and should have to learn how it feels to legally lose half their shit if they get divorced.  Bottom line is that there is no reason- relevant, logical, rational, or even reasonable- that anyone can come up with as to why gays and lesbians should be denied the right to be married.  Get the goddamned hell over yourselves, shut up, and lock yourselves in your righteous ivory towers.

Besides, I’d be willing to bet that a lot of you would probably be shocked if you knew how many people that you know are actually gay.  Think about that the next time you head to your country club, sewing circle, or Bible group meeting.